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In part two of her outdoor chess series, WIM Alexey Root profiles organizers in New York City, Chicago and Fremont, CA.
US Chess is very excited to announce the US Championship Online Qualifier, presented by chess.com.
The online cash-prize tournaments offer a high TD-to-player ratio and an organizing team that takes cheating seriously.
Have you watched the new Netflix limited series "The Queen's Gambit" yet? If not, you're one of a dwindling few! Rated 100% fresh by Rotten Tomatoes… Read More »
WIM Dr. Alexey Root looks at international outdoor chess and interviews Jeffrey Vollmer, who organizes US Chess-rated outdoor tournaments in St.… Read More »
Cover Stories with Chess Life is usually an audio-only podcast. But after getting a look at our video package for our coverage of The Queen's Gambit…
US Chess is proud to announce, in partnership with ChessKid.com and Chess.com, the 2020 US Chess / ChessKid K-12 Showdown! This event will take place…
13th World Champion Garry Kasparov will speak to our Girls Club ZOOM at 4:30 ET on November 5th about his experience consulting on Netflix's #1 show…
The way we take notation and the way we set clocks are two prime examples of rulebook U-Turns: rules that have gone through a 180-degree reversal.
Our recent series of "Class in Session" videos have featured a variety of instructional and inspiring topics starting with IM Greg Shahade's lesson… Read More »

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